The Augen 7” Android tablet that Paul mentioned yesterday is proving to be hard to find. I called all three of the Kmart stores in the Springfield area, and none of them had received either it, or the 7” “smartbook” I mentioned Engadget reviewing yesterday. (The tablet was the only device featured in the sales circular—the smartbook was nowhere to be found, and the electronics associate didn’t know about it.) I was able to get a rain check for the tablet, though that does not necessarily mean the store will actually carry it. I probably won’t buy...

Not only is Kmart selling Augen’s 7” Android 2.1 tablet for $149 (as Paul mentioned earlier), it is also selling a 7” Android 1.6 “smartbook” from the same company for $99. Engadget has a review of the device, which appears to be one of those el-cheapo Chinese netbooks that turn up every so often for sale from disreputable companies and/or on eBay. This particular netbook can now be found at the much more reputable Kmart, but Engadget suggests that it might not be the best value for the price—it boots terribly slowly, they had difficulty getting apps to...

Kmart is selling the Augen Gentouch 78 Android tablet for only $149. It's price will go up by $20 on August 1. According to Slashgear its got a 7" screen, an unspecified 800MHz CPU, WiFi, 2GB storage, 256MB RAM, an SDHC slot and a WVGA 800x480 resistive touch screen. They say that Market Access is available on the machine. Can't find much further information and, as of this morning, my local Kmart can't find it in their inventory....